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Wasn’t easy getting tickets to 2010 games in the first place. But tonight one man says now that he has them, he can’t get to the venue with a whole lot of hassle. Teresa Tang Explains.
After scoring tickets to 5 events including one on the Cypress Mountain, Chris Sutcliffe was looking forward to watching the Olympic in person but he still needs buts tickets to gets the venues. Only sold through the Olympic bus net work. Organizers are urging ticket holders to book now, saying it’ll way cheaper. But as hard as cliff try, he can’t seems to get a place on the bus. The problem is , they only pick up at certain locations, the one closes him seems to be sold out.
“The last options to go to the SFU or Capilano College which means going half an hour out of town in offside direction before coming back.” He says he tired to get but ticket online as soon as they were available, but couldn’t log on, then tied again. “Monday was find out , was to actually get hold of the person. I wish point tickets are all sold out.”
We spoken to VanOic, we’re told that our spaces are open from Lonsdale quay and they wouldn’t sure why cliff wasn’t getting through. So we also trying to get tickets and couldn’t get a seat from Lonsdale either. Meanwhile, Chris said all these hassle has a re-thinking whether he will go to the event at all. “So it comes along with does it worth it? So actually I’m thinking of selling my tickets.”
VanOix says they want to resolve this, they say they’re looking into it and contact Sutcliffe. But so far haven’t tonight.
2009年12月22日星期二
生命的长度
又到岁末，心中诸多感慨。回首过去的一年，些许欣慰、些许沉重、些许成长、些许失望，有太多的日子让我记忆犹新，对于我，这不是空白可以被忽略翻过的一页，我应该没有遗憾。
爸爸、妈妈在温哥华陪我们一起过完了新年就匆匆回去了。还记得送他们走的那天早上宝宝哭着、闹着不要去Daycare，小小的他好象知道他们的离开，之前他还从来没有跟Grandma分开过。晚上哭了，是Grandpa抱他，哄他，他生病了是Grandpa和Grandma带他去看病，陪着他。送走爸，妈，我的心一下子空落落的，为了安慰宝宝，我去了Wal-Mart给小宝买了个Mickey妙妙屋的玩具，去接他。宝宝在Daycare里很乖，看到新玩具他和高兴，一直抱在手里。回家进了门，不见了Grandpa和Grandma，他问我他们人呢？我告诉他他们已经回上海了，过一阵子会再来看他。小小的他看看我，很笃定得说，“不，他们一定在楼上。”他上了楼，当然什么都没有找到。不过孩子毕竟是孩子，我给他打开了新玩具，他就高高兴兴得玩了起来。下了飞机，刚到家的Grandpa和Grandma就打来电话，我听到的是电话那头的哭泣声。第二天上班，同时问我父母回去了孩子乖不乖，我向他们讲述这一切的时候，我的眼泪正不住，掉了下来。亲情，这个血浓于水的感情，似乎总要到那些分离、失落、困苦挣扎的时候才能被深深的感受到，也许更多的时候她一直都藏在心底的最深处。
两个人要上班又要照顾孩子的日子是辛苦的。之前结婚、生子，因为一直都在父母的呵护和照顾下，似乎从来都不曾觉得自己真正长大。可是现在，我真正觉得自己是个妻子、是个母亲。每天定表起床，洗漱准备宝宝早餐，帮宝宝穿戴起床，喂宝宝早饭，送他去Daycare，自己再去上班。上班会时而接到Caregiver的电话，一会是扭到了脚，一会儿是咳嗽了明天再这样不要送去Daycare，一会儿又是你先生怎么还没来接孩子。不下雨，老公会去接宝宝，下雨我去。因为老公不开车。回到家赶紧准备晚饭，吃完晚饭，还要准备自己和宝宝第二天要带的饭。这些事都做完，8点半了，宝宝睡觉的时间到了，给宝宝洗漱，哄宝宝睡觉。然后我们也要赶紧洗漱，因为宝宝晚上睡眠不太还，我们随时都要准备起来。这是正常的一天，如果宝宝生病了那就更tough。生活似乎就是活着。不过，宝宝着实给我们的生活增添了许多不同的色彩，看着他健康、快乐得成长，我们没有任何怨言。而且宝宝一天天得长大，我们会越来越轻松的。宝宝说他喜欢加拿大，这是我们最大的欣慰。
这一年我在事业上没有任何期许，只是想在有效期的最后一年把最后一门中国注册会计师考出来。索兴上班还不是很忙，用上班的时间我抓紧复习，8月中回国了一趟，把这个心愿给了了。5年的长跑，87分的结局我也算是满意了。
一来加拿大适逢加拿大的经济最高峰是我们的幸运，我们夫妻俩很快都在大公司找到工作，可是半年不到的高峰之后，又遭遇二战以来最大的经济危机，算是我们的不幸吧。还没到2009新年，老公的公司就说要裁员10%；我的公司虽没有明确裁员目标，不过也是重组、裁员的消息不断。这种不安全感是以前从未遭遇过的。虽然老公在那场裁员中幸存了，可是公司业绩仍然没有上升迹象，危机感仍然还在。
老公一直都不是个100%体贴、周到的模范老公，不过这两年的艰苦奋斗的生活也让他成长了很多。他做馒头、做面包、烧饭、洗碗、拖地；从你指挥到哪里他冲向哪里，到无需指挥积极主动得找事情做；甚至因为我坐的椅子有点低给我买了把新椅子。家、这个字是加拿大教会我们这些乳臭未干的新来者的。
曾经有过这样的感觉，又一年过去了，自己还是原来的自己，家还是原来的家，不觉得留下了任何岁月的痕迹，那样的生命应该是没有长度的吧。我希望当我老得什么都做不了的时候，回首过往，我有好长好长的生命印记可以去回味，去跟我的家人分享。
爸爸、妈妈在温哥华陪我们一起过完了新年就匆匆回去了。还记得送他们走的那天早上宝宝哭着、闹着不要去Daycare，小小的他好象知道他们的离开，之前他还从来没有跟Grandma分开过。晚上哭了，是Grandpa抱他，哄他，他生病了是Grandpa和Grandma带他去看病，陪着他。送走爸，妈，我的心一下子空落落的，为了安慰宝宝，我去了Wal-Mart给小宝买了个Mickey妙妙屋的玩具，去接他。宝宝在Daycare里很乖，看到新玩具他和高兴，一直抱在手里。回家进了门，不见了Grandpa和Grandma，他问我他们人呢？我告诉他他们已经回上海了，过一阵子会再来看他。小小的他看看我，很笃定得说，“不，他们一定在楼上。”他上了楼，当然什么都没有找到。不过孩子毕竟是孩子，我给他打开了新玩具，他就高高兴兴得玩了起来。下了飞机，刚到家的Grandpa和Grandma就打来电话，我听到的是电话那头的哭泣声。第二天上班，同时问我父母回去了孩子乖不乖，我向他们讲述这一切的时候，我的眼泪正不住，掉了下来。亲情，这个血浓于水的感情，似乎总要到那些分离、失落、困苦挣扎的时候才能被深深的感受到，也许更多的时候她一直都藏在心底的最深处。
两个人要上班又要照顾孩子的日子是辛苦的。之前结婚、生子，因为一直都在父母的呵护和照顾下，似乎从来都不曾觉得自己真正长大。可是现在，我真正觉得自己是个妻子、是个母亲。每天定表起床，洗漱准备宝宝早餐，帮宝宝穿戴起床，喂宝宝早饭，送他去Daycare，自己再去上班。上班会时而接到Caregiver的电话，一会是扭到了脚，一会儿是咳嗽了明天再这样不要送去Daycare，一会儿又是你先生怎么还没来接孩子。不下雨，老公会去接宝宝，下雨我去。因为老公不开车。回到家赶紧准备晚饭，吃完晚饭，还要准备自己和宝宝第二天要带的饭。这些事都做完，8点半了，宝宝睡觉的时间到了，给宝宝洗漱，哄宝宝睡觉。然后我们也要赶紧洗漱，因为宝宝晚上睡眠不太还，我们随时都要准备起来。这是正常的一天，如果宝宝生病了那就更tough。生活似乎就是活着。不过，宝宝着实给我们的生活增添了许多不同的色彩，看着他健康、快乐得成长，我们没有任何怨言。而且宝宝一天天得长大，我们会越来越轻松的。宝宝说他喜欢加拿大，这是我们最大的欣慰。
这一年我在事业上没有任何期许，只是想在有效期的最后一年把最后一门中国注册会计师考出来。索兴上班还不是很忙，用上班的时间我抓紧复习，8月中回国了一趟，把这个心愿给了了。5年的长跑，87分的结局我也算是满意了。
一来加拿大适逢加拿大的经济最高峰是我们的幸运，我们夫妻俩很快都在大公司找到工作，可是半年不到的高峰之后，又遭遇二战以来最大的经济危机，算是我们的不幸吧。还没到2009新年，老公的公司就说要裁员10%；我的公司虽没有明确裁员目标，不过也是重组、裁员的消息不断。这种不安全感是以前从未遭遇过的。虽然老公在那场裁员中幸存了，可是公司业绩仍然没有上升迹象，危机感仍然还在。
老公一直都不是个100%体贴、周到的模范老公，不过这两年的艰苦奋斗的生活也让他成长了很多。他做馒头、做面包、烧饭、洗碗、拖地；从你指挥到哪里他冲向哪里，到无需指挥积极主动得找事情做；甚至因为我坐的椅子有点低给我买了把新椅子。家、这个字是加拿大教会我们这些乳臭未干的新来者的。
曾经有过这样的感觉，又一年过去了，自己还是原来的自己，家还是原来的家，不觉得留下了任何岁月的痕迹，那样的生命应该是没有长度的吧。我希望当我老得什么都做不了的时候，回首过往，我有好长好长的生命印记可以去回味，去跟我的家人分享。
2009年12月20日星期日
财务管理87分，CICPA终于全科合格
中国的注册会计师考试一直都是顶级难度的考试之一，除了对考试内容的掌握之外，对考试内容的熟练程度的要求也是登峰造极的。考试的题量大、考试时间长、既有答错要倒扣分的是非题，又有咬文嚼字的多项选择题、还有题目就有大半页纸长的综合题，能每科的合格率一直都保持在百分之十几，在应试者高手如云的中国是很不容易的。曾经阅读到很多CICPA（中国注册会计师）考生的血泪史，影响最深的是，有一位怀孕的母亲，预产期之后的一个月就是她的CICPA考试，他的丈夫一直很支持她，在她生产之后就一直没有让她再见过孩子好让她专心修养、复习迎考，等她终于考完试，他丈夫才告诉她，孩子出生之后就状况很不好，不久就不治了。当时我就在问我自己，如果是我我会怎么样？孩子不治是考试的错吗？
虽然做会计这么多年，我一直都没去考CICPA，因为一直在考CGA（加拿大注册会计师），等CGA考出来，才觉得没个CICPA好象总是缺点什么，但是又要上班，CICPA又这么难考，所以也一直没有很当回事。于是2005年我就报了一门税法，试试看，结果过了。人就是这样，得到一些就想要得到全部了，2006年我怀孕了，情况和上面提到的母亲有点类似，考试是在9月中，我的预产期是10月1日。不过看过那位母亲的经历后，我告诉自己，考试当胎教就好，不要有压力，如果条件不允许，不去考也就算了。9月中了，宝宝没有要提前出来的意思，好吧，我就去考试了，为了以防万一怕一考试紧张起来孩子就要出来，我在考场里面考试，老公在考场外随时待命去医院。不过还好，宝宝就是踢了我几脚而已，安全完成考试。那一年我报了3门，去考了两门，结果过了一门。还不错，还有收获。2007年，对我来说又是个大年，年底决定登陆温哥华，因为觉得摸索到了一些考试的要领，而且在家里带宝宝也有些时间，于是我的计划是把剩下的三门CICPA全部考完。虽然觉得自己的记忆力在被注射过大量麻醉剂后已经大不如从前，还是全力以赴，9月的考试，12月才出成绩，这时我们已经在温哥华了。12月出来的成绩是3门过了2门，财务管理58分。怎么说呢，有些失望，不过还好，谁叫这是CICPA呢，我不怪自己。只差一门，总觉得这么放弃太可惜，于是2008年我是在这里请了假飞回中国考试的，这次考下来，感觉很差，最后的大题我有1题半来不及做。回到温哥华我只希望奇迹的出现，12月发成绩，59分，只差一分！这让我哭笑不得，老公说，有进步嘛，明年一定可以！CICPA的成绩5年有效，也就是说，如果我2009年还不能把最后一门考出来的话，2005年考的税法成绩就作废了。想起了以前的一位同事，就是卡在财务管理上一连考了两年都没有过，第三年请了1个月的假破釜沉舟，可最后还是败走麦城，最后他放弃了CICPA而该去考ACCA了。当然，今年我又飞回去了，终于功夫不负有心人，我完成了这件事。我跟我老公说，考出来CICPA比我考上大学和考出来CGA两个加起来还开心。
虽然做会计这么多年，我一直都没去考CICPA，因为一直在考CGA（加拿大注册会计师），等CGA考出来，才觉得没个CICPA好象总是缺点什么，但是又要上班，CICPA又这么难考，所以也一直没有很当回事。于是2005年我就报了一门税法，试试看，结果过了。人就是这样，得到一些就想要得到全部了，2006年我怀孕了，情况和上面提到的母亲有点类似，考试是在9月中，我的预产期是10月1日。不过看过那位母亲的经历后，我告诉自己，考试当胎教就好，不要有压力，如果条件不允许，不去考也就算了。9月中了，宝宝没有要提前出来的意思，好吧，我就去考试了，为了以防万一怕一考试紧张起来孩子就要出来，我在考场里面考试，老公在考场外随时待命去医院。不过还好，宝宝就是踢了我几脚而已，安全完成考试。那一年我报了3门，去考了两门，结果过了一门。还不错，还有收获。2007年，对我来说又是个大年，年底决定登陆温哥华，因为觉得摸索到了一些考试的要领，而且在家里带宝宝也有些时间，于是我的计划是把剩下的三门CICPA全部考完。虽然觉得自己的记忆力在被注射过大量麻醉剂后已经大不如从前，还是全力以赴，9月的考试，12月才出成绩，这时我们已经在温哥华了。12月出来的成绩是3门过了2门，财务管理58分。怎么说呢，有些失望，不过还好，谁叫这是CICPA呢，我不怪自己。只差一门，总觉得这么放弃太可惜，于是2008年我是在这里请了假飞回中国考试的，这次考下来，感觉很差，最后的大题我有1题半来不及做。回到温哥华我只希望奇迹的出现，12月发成绩，59分，只差一分！这让我哭笑不得，老公说，有进步嘛，明年一定可以！CICPA的成绩5年有效，也就是说，如果我2009年还不能把最后一门考出来的话，2005年考的税法成绩就作废了。想起了以前的一位同事，就是卡在财务管理上一连考了两年都没有过，第三年请了1个月的假破釜沉舟，可最后还是败走麦城，最后他放弃了CICPA而该去考ACCA了。当然，今年我又飞回去了，终于功夫不负有心人，我完成了这件事。我跟我老公说，考出来CICPA比我考上大学和考出来CGA两个加起来还开心。
2009年12月16日星期三
一起看新闻、学英语-CBC NEWs- Rogers Charge Free Texts
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Rogers Charges for “Free” Texts
What kind of contract locks you in with gives the other party the freedom to increase the price at anytime. Well that appears to be the case of cell phone contracts with Rogers. Here’s Cathy Tomlinson with our go public exclusive.
She has three teenagers, so when Rosanna Von Sacken got them cell phones, she likes Rogers written promise; all text message received are free.
Teenager girls try to control their incoming texts.
“Good luck. Once their cell phone number is given out to their friends. They absolutely no control as who’s gonna send them text messages.”
Ten months into this three year contract. Rogers start to charging her for them anyway, 15 cents each.
“That’s not what I signed up for.”
True, Rogers said when she complained. But text she said she was told are now added cost feature, even though her kids already had them for free.
“It certainly brought back memories of negative billing, where the customers don’t have a choice. If I terminate early I have to pay twenty dollars a month per phone for the rest of the term.”
Rogers refused our request for an interview, but told us its terms of service documents which comes with each phone says fees can be changed.
“Unfortunately, Canadian courts so far said Yes, that is binding.” This consumer advocator says Rogers is not a binding by an industry’s code of conduct though, which says customers can get out of contracts that change. “You can either keep you old term or you can go back or you can cancel the contract with no penalty.” Charging for texts he says is an unfair cash grab anyway which Canada’s big carrier may no longer get a way with as new competition arrives.
“This contract is unbelieving.”
On that code of conduct which says customer can cancel without penalty. A spoken person told us, Rogers doesn’t charge penalty, it charges cancellation fee which Rosanna Von Sacken still have to pay.
Rogers Charges for “Free” Texts
What kind of contract locks you in with gives the other party the freedom to increase the price at anytime. Well that appears to be the case of cell phone contracts with Rogers. Here’s Cathy Tomlinson with our go public exclusive.
She has three teenagers, so when Rosanna Von Sacken got them cell phones, she likes Rogers written promise; all text message received are free.
Teenager girls try to control their incoming texts.
“Good luck. Once their cell phone number is given out to their friends. They absolutely no control as who’s gonna send them text messages.”
Ten months into this three year contract. Rogers start to charging her for them anyway, 15 cents each.
“That’s not what I signed up for.”
True, Rogers said when she complained. But text she said she was told are now added cost feature, even though her kids already had them for free.
“It certainly brought back memories of negative billing, where the customers don’t have a choice. If I terminate early I have to pay twenty dollars a month per phone for the rest of the term.”
Rogers refused our request for an interview, but told us its terms of service documents which comes with each phone says fees can be changed.
“Unfortunately, Canadian courts so far said Yes, that is binding.” This consumer advocator says Rogers is not a binding by an industry’s code of conduct though, which says customers can get out of contracts that change. “You can either keep you old term or you can go back or you can cancel the contract with no penalty.” Charging for texts he says is an unfair cash grab anyway which Canada’s big carrier may no longer get a way with as new competition arrives.
“This contract is unbelieving.”
On that code of conduct which says customer can cancel without penalty. A spoken person told us, Rogers doesn’t charge penalty, it charges cancellation fee which Rosanna Von Sacken still have to pay.
2009年12月15日星期二
一起看新闻、学英语-CBC NEWs- Top Scams of 2009
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Top scams of 2009
With the convenience of the shopping from the comfort of your home computer comes the risk being scammed. And today warning about how easy that can happen. Alan Waterman reports.
Belly hultman fell victim to one of the most common scams of 2009. When dozens of 5$ charges began to appear for each texted message, the 15 years old enter sister received, the family figured the phone number had been compromised when belly and her older sister infirmly given about the information on an internet site. The girls’ father finally had to change the phone numbers and thread the company that sent the bills.
“I stopped to paying my bill, to switch the companies to let them to take me to the court and try make me pay. Now coz I wasn’t going to pay.”
But top numbers of complains in 2009 were for merchandize. Especially related to healthcare. From so called free trial for tooth whitening to a BC based Acne cream company to scam over H1N1.
“When the swine flu was first announced by the world’s health organization. There was something like three hundred websites that opened up within a few hours.”
The Competition Bureau of Canada says you should watch out for the fine print, the terms and conditions. And also be very ware of the so easily pushed the buttons “continue” and “I accept”.
“And every click counts. So make sure that you understand the kinds of terms and conditions that are associated in those fine print disclosures.”
Advice to keep the scams muddles at the bay into prevent new scams.
Top scams of 2009
With the convenience of the shopping from the comfort of your home computer comes the risk being scammed. And today warning about how easy that can happen. Alan Waterman reports.
Belly hultman fell victim to one of the most common scams of 2009. When dozens of 5$ charges began to appear for each texted message, the 15 years old enter sister received, the family figured the phone number had been compromised when belly and her older sister infirmly given about the information on an internet site. The girls’ father finally had to change the phone numbers and thread the company that sent the bills.
“I stopped to paying my bill, to switch the companies to let them to take me to the court and try make me pay. Now coz I wasn’t going to pay.”
But top numbers of complains in 2009 were for merchandize. Especially related to healthcare. From so called free trial for tooth whitening to a BC based Acne cream company to scam over H1N1.
“When the swine flu was first announced by the world’s health organization. There was something like three hundred websites that opened up within a few hours.”
The Competition Bureau of Canada says you should watch out for the fine print, the terms and conditions. And also be very ware of the so easily pushed the buttons “continue” and “I accept”.
“And every click counts. So make sure that you understand the kinds of terms and conditions that are associated in those fine print disclosures.”
Advice to keep the scams muddles at the bay into prevent new scams.
2009年12月14日星期一
一起看新闻、学英语-CBC NEWs- Olympic Forecast
音频下载 Audio Download: http://www.box.net/shared/ou3xuyacml
New Words: Nifty
Olympic Forecast
Environment Canada faces a doughty task at the Vancouver games, making sure it’s Olympic weather forecast win gold for accuracy. CBC’s Christ Brown got a sneak peak some performance and enhancing equipment.
For Olympic weather forecast what would be more perfect than having on of these. “It’s a real crystal ball.” “It is, it’s a real crystal ball.” If only were that easy. This crystal ball only measure sunlight, they wouldn’t tell you if rain or snow or wind is on the way. So environment Canada has to sample some other niftiest weather prediction tools ever for the 2010 Olympics.
“There are _ on the planet scale, they _ are tiny and there are all kinds of weather can coming and scale of minutes.”
Some thirty weather stations have been set up around the Elpane Valley, they are filled with instrument accurate enough to predict the weather in the area the sides and city block and updated every 15 minutes. That annoying sound comes from a wind profiler. It’s essential a giant speaker that should sound waves two thousand meters in to the air which are then tracked by the radar. “And from that we can calculate the speed of the wind by the way and its move.” That give Chris Doyle and his team a 30 minutes a head’s up on what weather here in squmash is on the way to whistler. The gages so are no substitute for people.
“This feels like the Olympic weather forecasting, this is the bias alongside.” Andrew Teakles won himself prestigious place in the forecasting team. He’ll be at the ski-jump. “I find it kind of thrill to there and build and provide that information.”
But the forecasters and the athletes all know a scope up could cost someone a medal.
“You can’t control it, but I mean guys lose the races all the time based on the weather.”
And so no expense’s been spent still, for a forecaster you think this will be hard to resist. “Have you ever come over and wave your hands over and look for some deviance operation.” “Often.”
Come Olympic time and there are only every a bit of advice they can get.
New Words: Nifty
Olympic Forecast
Environment Canada faces a doughty task at the Vancouver games, making sure it’s Olympic weather forecast win gold for accuracy. CBC’s Christ Brown got a sneak peak some performance and enhancing equipment.
For Olympic weather forecast what would be more perfect than having on of these. “It’s a real crystal ball.” “It is, it’s a real crystal ball.” If only were that easy. This crystal ball only measure sunlight, they wouldn’t tell you if rain or snow or wind is on the way. So environment Canada has to sample some other niftiest weather prediction tools ever for the 2010 Olympics.
“There are _ on the planet scale, they _ are tiny and there are all kinds of weather can coming and scale of minutes.”
Some thirty weather stations have been set up around the Elpane Valley, they are filled with instrument accurate enough to predict the weather in the area the sides and city block and updated every 15 minutes. That annoying sound comes from a wind profiler. It’s essential a giant speaker that should sound waves two thousand meters in to the air which are then tracked by the radar. “And from that we can calculate the speed of the wind by the way and its move.” That give Chris Doyle and his team a 30 minutes a head’s up on what weather here in squmash is on the way to whistler. The gages so are no substitute for people.
“This feels like the Olympic weather forecasting, this is the bias alongside.” Andrew Teakles won himself prestigious place in the forecasting team. He’ll be at the ski-jump. “I find it kind of thrill to there and build and provide that information.”
But the forecasters and the athletes all know a scope up could cost someone a medal.
“You can’t control it, but I mean guys lose the races all the time based on the weather.”
And so no expense’s been spent still, for a forecaster you think this will be hard to resist. “Have you ever come over and wave your hands over and look for some deviance operation.” “Often.”
Come Olympic time and there are only every a bit of advice they can get.
2009年12月11日星期五
一起看新闻、学英语-CBC News-Vancouver's Green
音频下载(Audio Download): http://www.box.net/shared/ry8qax37nt
(这个录音有点轻，不知道能不能用）
Vancouver’s Green
When it comes to stories about global warming, you probably use to hearing bleed predictions, but there is some good news and comes from Vancouver. Our environment report Lisa Johnson has the story.
You might not know it, stuck at rush hour traffic. But this city is achieving something the mayor says only handful of the world to pulled off. “I’m very proud of being Copenhagen and representing a city here in Vancouver that has walked its talk when comes to fighting climate change.” One reason Canada’s getting so criticized in Copenhagen is that the country’s green house gas emission just keep rising, but here in Vancouver even though emission rose for a decade after 1990, they’re now falling. So now staff think Vancouver is on track to be 6% lower than 1990 level’s in two years, which it the Kyoto target.
So how is Vancouver doing it? Your garbage’s playing a role. Running trash was at least pulling off green house gas. That messy now is cached use for energy. It’s also been a shifted how we are get around. The mayor mentioned walking the top. Well committing by foot’s gone up by 44%, since the early 90’s. Bike riding and transit use are up and 10% fewer cars are on the road. The result of decades of decision to built the depth walkable city, but still growing. “We’ve managed to accumulate throw just step fast pursuiting not the fruit on the ground, some low hanging fruit maybe fruit we have to get step ladders to reach.” And the city is still reaching. Just sign on with the local company Paul’s Energy to monitor natural gas and electricity usage, municipal building and look for efficiencies. Consular’s talking about the subcity for pulse partner that work of charging station for electric cars. All of the improvements could give a future mayor some more green and bright rights.
(这个录音有点轻，不知道能不能用）
Vancouver’s Green
When it comes to stories about global warming, you probably use to hearing bleed predictions, but there is some good news and comes from Vancouver. Our environment report Lisa Johnson has the story.
You might not know it, stuck at rush hour traffic. But this city is achieving something the mayor says only handful of the world to pulled off. “I’m very proud of being Copenhagen and representing a city here in Vancouver that has walked its talk when comes to fighting climate change.” One reason Canada’s getting so criticized in Copenhagen is that the country’s green house gas emission just keep rising, but here in Vancouver even though emission rose for a decade after 1990, they’re now falling. So now staff think Vancouver is on track to be 6% lower than 1990 level’s in two years, which it the Kyoto target.
So how is Vancouver doing it? Your garbage’s playing a role. Running trash was at least pulling off green house gas. That messy now is cached use for energy. It’s also been a shifted how we are get around. The mayor mentioned walking the top. Well committing by foot’s gone up by 44%, since the early 90’s. Bike riding and transit use are up and 10% fewer cars are on the road. The result of decades of decision to built the depth walkable city, but still growing. “We’ve managed to accumulate throw just step fast pursuiting not the fruit on the ground, some low hanging fruit maybe fruit we have to get step ladders to reach.” And the city is still reaching. Just sign on with the local company Paul’s Energy to monitor natural gas and electricity usage, municipal building and look for efficiencies. Consular’s talking about the subcity for pulse partner that work of charging station for electric cars. All of the improvements could give a future mayor some more green and bright rights.
2009年12月10日星期四
抢购机票
很长时间没有出去玩了，决定一家去LA的Disneyland转转。兴高采烈得订了酒店和机票，可没过几天就郁闷了。本来查到11月Vancouver 到LA来回的机票最便宜也要500刀，现在订了一月底每人350刀的觉得已经很便宜了。可没想到，接下来每查一次Westjet的票价就要再便宜一点。打电话去问有没有可能调低价格，答案是每人要交50刀。真是够郁闷的，莫名其妙吃了个大亏。更郁闷的是号称一直票价比Westjet贵的加航，也出来比我们买的便宜的机票。算了，算了，就当不知道吧。
老公昨天回来，一进门就跟我说，“我看到Westjet又出特价机票，Vancouver到LA69刀！”
天哪，我们买的差不多是120刀，比我们买的差不多要便宜一半。这样算来，就是交了改票的费用，我们还能要回来200刀。“要不我们换票！”于是赶紧打开电脑，一查，我们原来订的时间，特价票已经卖完，“要不改时间。”那可是200刀啊！我们选到了往后的一个星期，屏幕上显示“回程机票还有5张”，我们赶紧打电话给酒店，确认酒店的时间能否更改。酒店的电话打通了，确认不要增加任何费用，好！我们要改！“等我这边酒店的系统里操作一完成，你就按更改机票的确认键！”在给酒店打电话的老公跟我说。酒店的系统很慢，我们等得都快不耐烦了。“Thank you!”酒店终于搞定，我按下了更改确认键。可是，那票子已经Sold Out! Oh! No! 明明刚刚还有的。我们还不死心，再找，这是可供选择的特价机票时间已经更少了，我们终于找到了再后两个星期的时间，Oh, my god!回程只有三张机票了，“订吧，先把机票订了！”于是我开始进行操作，老公又开始打电话给酒店，这次，在得到酒店口头确认时间可以修改后，我马上按键订票！Done，我们，终于订到了，订到了这一天的最后三张票。这是已经快晚上7点了，我们还没有吃晚饭。
不知道为什么，也许是Vancouver的钱比较值钱吧，又或者在这里生活得不容易。200元，要是以前在上海我是绝对不会花时间这么麻烦去改机票的。不过，这也是Vancouver生活的乐趣，终于要回200刀，我们俩就象是打了个大胜仗，非常兴奋。
老公昨天回来，一进门就跟我说，“我看到Westjet又出特价机票，Vancouver到LA69刀！”
天哪，我们买的差不多是120刀，比我们买的差不多要便宜一半。这样算来，就是交了改票的费用，我们还能要回来200刀。“要不我们换票！”于是赶紧打开电脑，一查，我们原来订的时间，特价票已经卖完，“要不改时间。”那可是200刀啊！我们选到了往后的一个星期，屏幕上显示“回程机票还有5张”，我们赶紧打电话给酒店，确认酒店的时间能否更改。酒店的电话打通了，确认不要增加任何费用，好！我们要改！“等我这边酒店的系统里操作一完成，你就按更改机票的确认键！”在给酒店打电话的老公跟我说。酒店的系统很慢，我们等得都快不耐烦了。“Thank you!”酒店终于搞定，我按下了更改确认键。可是，那票子已经Sold Out! Oh! No! 明明刚刚还有的。我们还不死心，再找，这是可供选择的特价机票时间已经更少了，我们终于找到了再后两个星期的时间，Oh, my god!回程只有三张机票了，“订吧，先把机票订了！”于是我开始进行操作，老公又开始打电话给酒店，这次，在得到酒店口头确认时间可以修改后，我马上按键订票！Done，我们，终于订到了，订到了这一天的最后三张票。这是已经快晚上7点了，我们还没有吃晚饭。
不知道为什么，也许是Vancouver的钱比较值钱吧，又或者在这里生活得不容易。200元，要是以前在上海我是绝对不会花时间这么麻烦去改机票的。不过，这也是Vancouver生活的乐趣，终于要回200刀，我们俩就象是打了个大胜仗，非常兴奋。
2009年12月9日星期三
一起看新闻、学英语-CBC NEWS-BC's drinking problem
音频下载（Audio Download): http://www.box.net/shared/14cate0k9q
New Words: Booze, epidemic, chronic illness, trauma
B.C. Drinking Problem
Well tonight the research at University of British Columbia, at University of Victoria say British Columbia’s drink too much booze. They want the province to raise the price of hard liquor and they have new research to back up their recommendation. Justine Ma’s on the story tonight.
“Justine, does BC have a drinking problem?”
“Well, Natalie, the short answer is yes.” Our per kept alcohol consumption is rising faster then anywhere else. We’ve now second only to Nunavut.
“Alcohol is actually been increasing faster than the rest of the Canada during BC. It’s going up approximately 16% in the past decade.”
Tonight people seems to be nursing their drinks. Many out on the Thursday night consider themselves white drinkers.
“Have beverage with dinner occasionally and social situations.”
But research is crunch data from liquor stores, hospitals say we’ve now consuming much more than one drink a day. The average British Columbia used to drink 475drinks per year, but now that’s shut up to 525 drinks a year. Research’s bring the increase and growing number of liquor stores and cheap price of booze. They will be releasing recommendations tomorrow about how BC liquor stores can help the drinking problem.
“The government alcohol monopoly can use their powers to go to fight. The curb the silence of epidemic that’s growing of the increasing of alcohol related trauma and death and chronic illness.”
It’s epidemic that’s let a 17% of increase in the number of the people being hospitalize because of their drinking. It’s not that surprising to saw. “There’s more bars, there’s more wine stores, there’s more everything.” Doctor Stockwell wants the government to list the alcohol leverl right on the label. The higher the level, the higher the price.
“Some kinds of alcohol drink more dangrous than others. And so we think the price should encourage people to make healthier choices. At the moment, unforturnately the price’s encourage people to make unhealthier choices.”
“So Justine they’re recommending higher booze price, but will the provicial government listen?”
“Well, as just say the government better do something. Twice of people died from alcohol abuse than they do from all legal drugs combined and heavier drinkers are more susceptible to disease and that’s healthcare cost them, the provincial government will have to pay for it.
New Words: Booze, epidemic, chronic illness, trauma
B.C. Drinking Problem
Well tonight the research at University of British Columbia, at University of Victoria say British Columbia’s drink too much booze. They want the province to raise the price of hard liquor and they have new research to back up their recommendation. Justine Ma’s on the story tonight.
“Justine, does BC have a drinking problem?”
“Well, Natalie, the short answer is yes.” Our per kept alcohol consumption is rising faster then anywhere else. We’ve now second only to Nunavut.
“Alcohol is actually been increasing faster than the rest of the Canada during BC. It’s going up approximately 16% in the past decade.”
Tonight people seems to be nursing their drinks. Many out on the Thursday night consider themselves white drinkers.
“Have beverage with dinner occasionally and social situations.”
But research is crunch data from liquor stores, hospitals say we’ve now consuming much more than one drink a day. The average British Columbia used to drink 475drinks per year, but now that’s shut up to 525 drinks a year. Research’s bring the increase and growing number of liquor stores and cheap price of booze. They will be releasing recommendations tomorrow about how BC liquor stores can help the drinking problem.
“The government alcohol monopoly can use their powers to go to fight. The curb the silence of epidemic that’s growing of the increasing of alcohol related trauma and death and chronic illness.”
It’s epidemic that’s let a 17% of increase in the number of the people being hospitalize because of their drinking. It’s not that surprising to saw. “There’s more bars, there’s more wine stores, there’s more everything.” Doctor Stockwell wants the government to list the alcohol leverl right on the label. The higher the level, the higher the price.
“Some kinds of alcohol drink more dangrous than others. And so we think the price should encourage people to make healthier choices. At the moment, unforturnately the price’s encourage people to make unhealthier choices.”
“So Justine they’re recommending higher booze price, but will the provicial government listen?”
“Well, as just say the government better do something. Twice of people died from alcohol abuse than they do from all legal drugs combined and heavier drinkers are more susceptible to disease and that’s healthcare cost them, the provincial government will have to pay for it.
2009年12月8日星期二
房屋拍卖会
拍卖会上通常都会有便宜东西，温哥华有各种各样的拍卖会，还有一年一次City拍卖欠税居民房子的拍卖会。理论上说你有可能用两到三年的property tax的价钱（几千到几万）买到价值几十万甚至几百万的房子。很有意思吧，于是今年我们也去凑了热闹。
拍卖就在City Hall里举行，我们早到了一会儿，队伍已经排到了电梯口。在温哥华可是不太容易见到这么多人在这么个狭小的空间里的，大家都耐心等待。还有妈咪推着婴儿车来的。时间到了，大家按着秩序走进会议室找好地方坐下，那个小婴儿也进了会议室。会议室就象电视里的小法庭，分上下两层，都坐的满满的。City的Collector和他的助手坐在会议室的前方，他们背后是英女皇和另外一位老先生的像，还有加拿大、B.C省和温哥华市的旗帜。拍卖是轻松愉快的，Collector报出拍卖标地的号码，大家就纷纷报价，没有牌子，就直接用嘴喊，期间还有人开玩笑，还有小婴儿的啼哭声，但一切井然有序、又其乐融融。
拍卖是从Upside Price起拍的，是City设定的买家在成交后24小时内必须支付的价格，大概是一年的property tax的费用。然后每次至少加价1千。坐在我们前面的一对couple很有趣每次都很自信得叫“Upside”，然后就再也不加价了，看来跟我们一样，是来玩的。
拍卖会上男人和女人也表现的完全不同。女士们起先总是小心翼翼，不想多花一分冤枉钱，每次加价1千，不过通常女士们的这种战略都被大刀阔斧的男士们的报价一下子吓退。不过也有用这种战略成功的，
“23thousand”, “24”,”25”,……,”40”,
“40 once, 40 twice, 40 pang”
不过女士们也有疯狂的时候，我们右边有一对Couple，看来是有备而来，他们选了几套要拍的房子。之前有一套，因为那男的没有再加价，差了1千被别人拍走了，眼看只剩下最后一套他们中意的，他们志在必得，起先是那男的喊价，女的在一旁让他加，加，再加；然后那女的开始自己直接喊，不断不断得加价，眼看都快超过市价了，吓得那男的在一旁不断得说，“Ok. That’s it. We are done!”
这是一次有趣的经历，不过基本上这些被拍的房子都会被本来的住户赎回，他们只需要交了积欠的税款。参与拍卖的买家只能得到一点利息上的回报。但至少给了很多人一个或许能梦想成真的机会。毕竟现在的房价实在太高。
拍卖就在City Hall里举行，我们早到了一会儿，队伍已经排到了电梯口。在温哥华可是不太容易见到这么多人在这么个狭小的空间里的，大家都耐心等待。还有妈咪推着婴儿车来的。时间到了，大家按着秩序走进会议室找好地方坐下，那个小婴儿也进了会议室。会议室就象电视里的小法庭，分上下两层，都坐的满满的。City的Collector和他的助手坐在会议室的前方，他们背后是英女皇和另外一位老先生的像，还有加拿大、B.C省和温哥华市的旗帜。拍卖是轻松愉快的，Collector报出拍卖标地的号码，大家就纷纷报价，没有牌子，就直接用嘴喊，期间还有人开玩笑，还有小婴儿的啼哭声，但一切井然有序、又其乐融融。
拍卖是从Upside Price起拍的，是City设定的买家在成交后24小时内必须支付的价格，大概是一年的property tax的费用。然后每次至少加价1千。坐在我们前面的一对couple很有趣每次都很自信得叫“Upside”，然后就再也不加价了，看来跟我们一样，是来玩的。
拍卖会上男人和女人也表现的完全不同。女士们起先总是小心翼翼，不想多花一分冤枉钱，每次加价1千，不过通常女士们的这种战略都被大刀阔斧的男士们的报价一下子吓退。不过也有用这种战略成功的，
“23thousand”, “24”,”25”,……,”40”,
“40 once, 40 twice, 40 pang”
不过女士们也有疯狂的时候，我们右边有一对Couple，看来是有备而来，他们选了几套要拍的房子。之前有一套，因为那男的没有再加价，差了1千被别人拍走了，眼看只剩下最后一套他们中意的，他们志在必得，起先是那男的喊价，女的在一旁让他加，加，再加；然后那女的开始自己直接喊，不断不断得加价，眼看都快超过市价了，吓得那男的在一旁不断得说，“Ok. That’s it. We are done!”
这是一次有趣的经历，不过基本上这些被拍的房子都会被本来的住户赎回，他们只需要交了积欠的税款。参与拍卖的买家只能得到一点利息上的回报。但至少给了很多人一个或许能梦想成真的机会。毕竟现在的房价实在太高。
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一起看新闻、学英语-CBC NEWs-Aboriginal Pavilion
音频下载(Audio download): http://www.box.net/shared/ax1neexa24
New Words: Aboriginal, Pavilion, Prominence, Reverence
Aboriginal Pavilion
We got our first looking inside Olympic aboriginal pavilion that’s across the streets from our studio here at Georgia and Hamilton. Organizers are hoping it would showcase of first nation’s art and culture to the country and to the world.
“This is the aboriginal pavilion, almost but not quiet done. The final touch will be a 60 foot don. Another eye catching reminder the world first nations of these games. You can see it everywhere, in the design of the medals, the look show logo, governments paid aboriginals goods more than a hundred millions dollars for games related projects. And first nations been given prominence even reverence at every public event including today.
“Great recognition for us been here on co-celesh first nations territory, traditional territory. We were lucky to be here today.”
Some critics wonder this is nearly a strategy by Olympic organizers to pre anti-protest. But TEWANEE JOSEPH, who is working on these games says it’s more than that. Aboriginal people been treat with respect he said as equals.
“We gonna point over hundred initiatives related to these games that first nations in you and me team involves from torch relay to contracting business opportunities to you finishtives. We gonna point all of them and say, here is how these games made difference. We’re ready to show that with the world.”
And we a likely to get a lot of visitors and pavilion is one of the middle of the Olympic hospitality room and just short walk away from tow of the biggest venues GM and BC Place.
New Words: Aboriginal, Pavilion, Prominence, Reverence
Aboriginal Pavilion
We got our first looking inside Olympic aboriginal pavilion that’s across the streets from our studio here at Georgia and Hamilton. Organizers are hoping it would showcase of first nation’s art and culture to the country and to the world.
“This is the aboriginal pavilion, almost but not quiet done. The final touch will be a 60 foot don. Another eye catching reminder the world first nations of these games. You can see it everywhere, in the design of the medals, the look show logo, governments paid aboriginals goods more than a hundred millions dollars for games related projects. And first nations been given prominence even reverence at every public event including today.
“Great recognition for us been here on co-celesh first nations territory, traditional territory. We were lucky to be here today.”
Some critics wonder this is nearly a strategy by Olympic organizers to pre anti-protest. But TEWANEE JOSEPH, who is working on these games says it’s more than that. Aboriginal people been treat with respect he said as equals.
“We gonna point over hundred initiatives related to these games that first nations in you and me team involves from torch relay to contracting business opportunities to you finishtives. We gonna point all of them and say, here is how these games made difference. We’re ready to show that with the world.”
And we a likely to get a lot of visitors and pavilion is one of the middle of the Olympic hospitality room and just short walk away from tow of the biggest venues GM and BC Place.
2009年12月7日星期一
宝贝爱阅读
星期五下午，阳光明媚，带Dave去了新开的图书馆。Dave很高兴，进了门就大声说，“图书馆，图书馆”。“嘘，people all reading here, we need speak in a lower voice.”“噢，”Dave点点头。他很乖，跟我一起在电脑上找他喜欢的有关Dinosaur的书的编号，一起到书架上找到书。他很高兴，但是也一直保持着很低的声音同我说话。直到走到图书馆门外，他还用很低的声音说“I can do it, I can take these books.”我看看他，笑了：“好了，现在你不用小声说话了，我们出图书馆了。”
回到家Dave就要我给他念那本：Dinosaur Train.故事很简单：Thursday was a day much like any other for Jesse. Trains and dinosaurs. Dinosaurs and trains.Just before bed, Jesse drew one last picture. Suddenly there was a loud noise and the whole house began to shake.”All aboard!” someone shouted. “Please have your tickets ready!” “Thank you,” and the conductor “Dining car to the rear.” “Let me show you the view from the sky windows.””Tunnel ahead!”Jesse yelled.”Duck!” When they came out of the tunnel, Jesse said, “Look!That’s amazing.” Everyone leaned over to see. UH-OH!Jesse took charge. “Come on, you can do it!””Push it back on the track!””Thanks, son. You can ride up here with me.””Next stop-Jesse’s Room”.我念了一遍，Dave还要再一遍， 再一遍，在一遍；在念了四五遍之后我不耐烦了，“最后一遍啰！”“再两遍”Dave坚持，“好吧，说话算数哦！”
星期六一早，Dave一起床就找这本书，“妈妈，给我念Dinosaur Train” 于是我就又给他念了两遍。然后，Dave就自己开始念了，（前面的几句他说不会），从Jesse drew one last picture开始，他除了一两个小地方需要帮一下之外，差不多能一字不差得能念下来。当他手指着图书，大声念到“Push it back on the track!”, 我经不住说，“Baby, you are so great!” Dave才过的三岁生日，到加拿大也只有一年时间。他给了我太多的惊喜，他真是我们最好、最好的礼物。
回到家Dave就要我给他念那本：Dinosaur Train.故事很简单：Thursday was a day much like any other for Jesse. Trains and dinosaurs. Dinosaurs and trains.Just before bed, Jesse drew one last picture. Suddenly there was a loud noise and the whole house began to shake.”All aboard!” someone shouted. “Please have your tickets ready!” “Thank you,” and the conductor “Dining car to the rear.” “Let me show you the view from the sky windows.””Tunnel ahead!”Jesse yelled.”Duck!” When they came out of the tunnel, Jesse said, “Look!That’s amazing.” Everyone leaned over to see. UH-OH!Jesse took charge. “Come on, you can do it!””Push it back on the track!””Thanks, son. You can ride up here with me.””Next stop-Jesse’s Room”.我念了一遍，Dave还要再一遍， 再一遍，在一遍；在念了四五遍之后我不耐烦了，“最后一遍啰！”“再两遍”Dave坚持，“好吧，说话算数哦！”
星期六一早，Dave一起床就找这本书，“妈妈，给我念Dinosaur Train” 于是我就又给他念了两遍。然后，Dave就自己开始念了，（前面的几句他说不会），从Jesse drew one last picture开始，他除了一两个小地方需要帮一下之外，差不多能一字不差得能念下来。当他手指着图书，大声念到“Push it back on the track!”, 我经不住说，“Baby, you are so great!” Dave才过的三岁生日，到加拿大也只有一年时间。他给了我太多的惊喜，他真是我们最好、最好的礼物。
朗读笔记-Reading more like an American
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Vancouver police say their arrest rate in homicide cases is going up.
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一起看新闻、学英语-CBC NEWs- Cold Cases
音频下载 (Audio Download): http://www.box.net/shared/grhydolshd
New Words: arson, manslaughter
Cold Cases
Ten years have gone by, but the Vancouver Police department kept working on the murder file and now charges have been laid in that cold case and two others, but many more remain unsolved. Tanya Beja has the details.
Police picked up the pieces after the blowout inside this east Vancouver restaurant sprayed on to the street outside. On June 15, 2008, 25 year-old Ben nim hing was fatally shot. Police believe the murder is gang related. For nearly a year and a half they interviewed witness, finally today a bring-through.
“Homicide investigators arrested Ding Kuang Fan, a Vancouver and charge him with second degree murder.”
It was on of the three arrests on the cold cases. That police announced today. This east Vancouver house burn down more than a decade ago, the tow man inside killed. The police have now charged the 50 year-old Russell Wing Meders with arson and manslaughter and this downtown east side hotel, a violent argument left regional hints dead 5 years ago. The alleged killer now in custody.
“We hopeful that today these announcements so bring some small amount of comfort, and some small amount of closure to those who suffered.”
Vancouver police say their arrest rate in homicide cases is going up. But look at the number shows many Vancouver murders remain unsolved.
Vancouver has seen 18 homicides for each of past three years and 16 in 2006, roughly only a third of those have been solved.
Besides of the crime scene, witness cooperation and quality of evidence can all affect how long it takes investigators to do their jobs and police say sometime they just aren’t enough resources to process the evidence quickly.
“DNA become critical and in many of the investigations, not just murders but also in simple things even like breaking enter, DNA’s been submitted and been taking from the vendors, some of the now legislation, and basically the labs are working over time, they are bought down a lot of time.
Despite the delays, Vancouver police say they prepared to announce several more arrests in the days ahead.
New Words: arson, manslaughter
Cold Cases
Ten years have gone by, but the Vancouver Police department kept working on the murder file and now charges have been laid in that cold case and two others, but many more remain unsolved. Tanya Beja has the details.
Police picked up the pieces after the blowout inside this east Vancouver restaurant sprayed on to the street outside. On June 15, 2008, 25 year-old Ben nim hing was fatally shot. Police believe the murder is gang related. For nearly a year and a half they interviewed witness, finally today a bring-through.
“Homicide investigators arrested Ding Kuang Fan, a Vancouver and charge him with second degree murder.”
It was on of the three arrests on the cold cases. That police announced today. This east Vancouver house burn down more than a decade ago, the tow man inside killed. The police have now charged the 50 year-old Russell Wing Meders with arson and manslaughter and this downtown east side hotel, a violent argument left regional hints dead 5 years ago. The alleged killer now in custody.
“We hopeful that today these announcements so bring some small amount of comfort, and some small amount of closure to those who suffered.”
Vancouver police say their arrest rate in homicide cases is going up. But look at the number shows many Vancouver murders remain unsolved.
Vancouver has seen 18 homicides for each of past three years and 16 in 2006, roughly only a third of those have been solved.
Besides of the crime scene, witness cooperation and quality of evidence can all affect how long it takes investigators to do their jobs and police say sometime they just aren’t enough resources to process the evidence quickly.
“DNA become critical and in many of the investigations, not just murders but also in simple things even like breaking enter, DNA’s been submitted and been taking from the vendors, some of the now legislation, and basically the labs are working over time, they are bought down a lot of time.
Despite the delays, Vancouver police say they prepared to announce several more arrests in the days ahead.
2009年12月4日星期五
一起看新闻、学英语-CBC NEWs- City Hall Protest
音频下载: http://www.box.net/shared/14vpdmkdj8
City Hall Protest
We’ve began with protest public theory in City Hall tonight. Vancouver city counselor is making some unpopular cuts to deal with the 61 million dollars shortfall. Let go live to City Hall. Alan waterman, what’s happening now?
Natalie, inside city hall, they’ve just jam from a long list of speakers. More than 4 hours after tonight protest over budget cut first began. They started outside city hall, join driver’s attention to the closing of Stanley Park farm yard and Bloedel Conservatory. Jone Coupar’s father was the first director of conservatory when it opened in 1969, as far as the park board’s decision to close it.” They are really looking at a wrong head of way and I know there was tremendous support for it and I certainly supported, I’ll do everything I can to turn this around.”
The protestor and the signs were carried inside counsel chain ball along with symbolic 5 dollars donations to keep threaded facility to open.
“We are here tonight to hear from speakers regarding the 2010 operating budget.”
Counselor called the meeting to hear the public concerns about the city programmers related to be cut and counselor hear a lot.
“How can you say no to not letting stay open just on more year to approve we can do some to improve revenue and reducing cost and staff hours and give these animals a safe home”
Many speakers hope the counsel will turn the park board decision to shut down the farm yard and conservatory as well as the other facilities in programmes. The park board vote at the time was close four to three. Tonight park board commissioners on the loosing side of that vote try to restate their case to the counsel.
“We’re here tonight, many people ask you to save this or that particular service or menidity. I’m asking you to save them all.”
The mayor openly wondered whether the park board decision was hasty, whether there were other financial options.
“Private individuals, organizations, foundations. There are some new modems are possible here and the last few weeks since you deliveried this park board.”
A local is offering a hundred thousand dollars to help to save the farm yard, another group is funding raise for the conservatory. And the meantime the clock is ticking, the counsel must vote on the cuts by Dec 18th.
City Hall Protest
We’ve began with protest public theory in City Hall tonight. Vancouver city counselor is making some unpopular cuts to deal with the 61 million dollars shortfall. Let go live to City Hall. Alan waterman, what’s happening now?
Natalie, inside city hall, they’ve just jam from a long list of speakers. More than 4 hours after tonight protest over budget cut first began. They started outside city hall, join driver’s attention to the closing of Stanley Park farm yard and Bloedel Conservatory. Jone Coupar’s father was the first director of conservatory when it opened in 1969, as far as the park board’s decision to close it.” They are really looking at a wrong head of way and I know there was tremendous support for it and I certainly supported, I’ll do everything I can to turn this around.”
The protestor and the signs were carried inside counsel chain ball along with symbolic 5 dollars donations to keep threaded facility to open.
“We are here tonight to hear from speakers regarding the 2010 operating budget.”
Counselor called the meeting to hear the public concerns about the city programmers related to be cut and counselor hear a lot.
“How can you say no to not letting stay open just on more year to approve we can do some to improve revenue and reducing cost and staff hours and give these animals a safe home”
Many speakers hope the counsel will turn the park board decision to shut down the farm yard and conservatory as well as the other facilities in programmes. The park board vote at the time was close four to three. Tonight park board commissioners on the loosing side of that vote try to restate their case to the counsel.
“We’re here tonight, many people ask you to save this or that particular service or menidity. I’m asking you to save them all.”
The mayor openly wondered whether the park board decision was hasty, whether there were other financial options.
“Private individuals, organizations, foundations. There are some new modems are possible here and the last few weeks since you deliveried this park board.”
A local
2009年12月2日星期三
一起看新闻、学英语-CBC NEWs- Rental Ripoff (一条很有用的新闻）
音频下载: http://www.box.net/shared/6cuvc9kv09
New Words: Ripoff, low ball, fleece
Rental Ripoff
Have you run on to this problem, a rental car company advertising which seems like a low price and then after you actually do the rental, jacking up that price with hundreds of dollars and extra fees. Our go public reporter, Cathy Tomlinson talk to a Vancouver man who is fighting his enfleeced bill.
“It looks like the best deal on line.”
“Even cheaper now.”
Dave Carman booked in Vancouver at the price advantage rent a car quoted.
“$470.77, your grand total.”
When he picked up the car in Toronto, he says the agent at the counter confirmed that rate.
“Two weeks later, I drop the car off. The fellow prints out the receipt, folds it very compactly on my dad. The actually final total, once receiving the bill is $785.97.”
Three hundred dollars extra advantage billed him. Over charged him a full day’s rate, slaped on his wife was the driver and for declining insurance.
“Why even would be charged declining insurance is beyond me.”
CBC found no other renal car agency charges for that.
“This can’t happen. They can’t fleece me for this much money.” He said, he was told too bad, you agreed.
The company president didn’t want to be interviewed, but sent paper work signed by Carmen and at the pickup counter which do show extras. Fees that wouldn’t included anywhere on line.
“They were known fees. Why was it not on the website. So I can get accurate picture what I would be paying.”
More than a dozen similar complains have been filed with the better business bureau most advantage hasn’t respond to. Complains on travel website include $327 dollars for a four day rental. It was supposed to be $159, the rental agent doubled the advertised, guaranteed rate.
“We think it’s getting worse. The consumer advocate said it’s easy for car rental agency to low ball rates on line.
“It’s not something that market gonna sort out by itself. It’s something that I think that needs to have a government advantage to protect the entire marketplace.”
Since Carmen mad a fuzz, advantage had put its extra fees on the website. And he’s been promised by partial refund.
How frustrate will that be. Cathy Tomlinson joined us live now.
“Cathy, what should people be careful of when they booking rental cars online?”
“Well, first of all. Read all of the company’s policy on line. And realize when you clicked the book you are agreeing the terms and conditions. Then print that booking and take it with you and compare it to the paper rental agreement you get when you pick up you car. Of course you should keep all of that paper working, in case something going wrong down the road. If you do feel you been mislead, call and contact competition Bureau, that federal agency does have power to go after companies for misleading advertising.
“When you rental a car, just take you lawyer and accountant with you.”
Email Cathy at Gopublic@cbc.ca
New Words: Ripoff, low ball, fleece
Rental Ripoff
Have you run on to this problem, a rental car company advertising which seems like a low price and then after you actually do the rental, jacking up that price with hundreds of dollars and extra fees. Our go public reporter, Cathy Tomlinson talk to a Vancouver man who is fighting his enfleeced bill.
“It looks like the best deal on line.”
“Even cheaper now.”
Dave Carman booked in Vancouver at the price advantage rent a car quoted.
“$470.77, your grand total.”
When he picked up the car in Toronto, he says the agent at the counter confirmed that rate.
“Two weeks later, I drop the car off. The fellow prints out the receipt, folds it very compactly on my dad. The actually final total, once receiving the bill is $785.97.”
Three hundred dollars extra advantage billed him. Over charged him a full day’s rate, slaped on his wife was the driver and for declining insurance.
“Why even would be charged declining insurance is beyond me.”
CBC found no other renal car agency charges for that.
“This can’t happen. They can’t fleece me for this much money.” He said, he was told too bad, you agreed.
The company president didn’t want to be interviewed, but sent paper work signed by Carmen and at the pickup counter which do show extras. Fees that wouldn’t included anywhere on line.
“They were known fees. Why was it not on the website. So I can get accurate picture what I would be paying.”
More than a dozen similar complains have been filed with the better business bureau most advantage hasn’t respond to. Complains on travel website include $327 dollars for a four day rental. It was supposed to be $159, the rental agent doubled the advertised, guaranteed rate.
“We think it’s getting worse. The consumer advocate said it’s easy for car rental agency to low ball rates on line.
“It’s not something that market gonna sort out by itself. It’s something that I think that needs to have a government advantage to protect the entire marketplace.”
Since Carmen mad a fuzz, advantage had put its extra fees on the website. And he’s been promised by partial refund.
How frustrate will that be. Cathy Tomlinson joined us live now.
“Cathy, what should people be careful of when they booking rental cars online?”
“Well, first of all. Read all of the company’s policy on line. And realize when you clicked the book you are agreeing the terms and conditions. Then print that booking and take it with you and compare it to the paper rental agreement you get when you pick up you car. Of course you should keep all of that paper working, in case something going wrong down the road. If you do feel you been mislead, call and contact competition Bureau, that federal agency does have power to go after companies for misleading advertising.
“When you rental a car, just take you lawyer and accountant with you.”
Email Cathy at Gopublic@cbc.ca
2009年12月1日星期二
一起看新闻、学英语-CBC NEWs-2 Crash Victims
音频下载: http://www.box.net/shared/da6bi9t59r
2 Crash Victims
Now many of those people searching for survivors, we looking for their friends. Two of the victims were from California, but they spent a lot of time on Saturna Island, the others came around metro Vancouver. Susana Da Silva joins us with more on that. Susana.
Well geloria, was even markable group of people that found themselves to get on board that air failed plane. Doctor Kerry Morcey was on board of the plane with her six month old daughter Sara. Her husband was at home with their other two years old daughter when the plan crashed. Fourty-one years old Kerry Morcey was a doctor providing maternity care at two Vancouver clinics, working with refugees and new immigrants. She also done volunteer work in south and central America for several months. Also on board of the plane another women who supported woman and environmental causes, Cindy Kefy was a photography, living in California with her 49 years old husband Bruce Huskey, also on the plane. The couple of co-owners of a pub on Saturna island and visited 5 or 6 times a year. The pair in the process to moving to Saturna island full time.
“I think they both definitely shared passion for travel, they both shared passion for the outdoors, for physical activity, they were either mountain bikers, runners. Cindy surfed, they sailed. They were just incredibly interested in meeting new people, experiencing new things.”
Now Susana, what do we know about other tow victims?
Oh, one of the victims was 55 years old Catherine whitehome, she was the counselor of three bridge community center in Vancouver. She was also a well known advocator and author about the transgender issues. And we also know the other, the six victim was the six year old Thomas groden glack and he was from white Rock.
2 Crash Victims
Now many of those people searching for survivors, we looking for their friends. Two of the victims were from California, but they spent a lot of time on Saturna Island, the others came around metro Vancouver. Susana Da Silva joins us with more on that. Susana.
Well geloria, was even markable group of people that found themselves to get on board that air failed plane. Doctor Kerry Morcey was on board of the plane with her six month old daughter Sara. Her husband was at home with their other two years old daughter when the plan crashed. Fourty-one years old Kerry Morcey was a doctor providing maternity care at two Vancouver clinics, working with refugees and new immigrants. She also done volunteer work in south and central America for several months. Also on board of the plane another women who supported woman and environmental causes, Cindy Kefy was a photography, living in California with her 49 years old husband Bruce Huskey, also on the plane. The couple of co-owners of a pub on Saturna island and visited 5 or 6 times a year. The pair in the process to moving to Saturna island full time.
“I think they both definitely shared passion for travel, they both shared passion for the outdoors, for physical activity, they were either mountain bikers, runners. Cindy surfed, they sailed. They were just incredibly interested in meeting new people, experiencing new things.”
Now Susana, what do we know about other tow victims?
Oh, one of the victims was 55 years old Catherine whitehome, she was the counselor of three bridge community center in Vancouver. She was also a well known advocator and author about the transgender issues. And we also know the other, the six victim was the six year old Thomas groden glack and he was from white Rock.
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